Halit Akmansü (1883;
Daday,
Kastamonu Vilayet – 10 February 1953;
Istanbul
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), also known as Dadayli Halit Bey, was an officer of the
Ottoman Army
The Military of the Ottoman Empire () was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire. It was founded in 1299 and dissolved in 1922.
Army
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and the
Turkish Army
The Turkish Land Forces () is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for Army, land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Significant campaigns since the ...
.
Medals and decorations

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Gallipoli Star
The Ottoman War Medal () was a military decoration awarded by the Ottoman Empire. It was commonly known in English as the Gallipoli Star and in German as the ''Eiserner Halbmond'' (Iron Crescent, in allusion to the Iron Cross). It was instituted ...
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Nichan Iftikhar
*Silver
Medal of Liyakat
*Silver
Medal of Imtiyaz
*Prussia
Iron Cross
The Iron Cross (, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire (1871–1918), and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). The design, a black cross pattée with a white or silver outline, was derived from the in ...
1st and 2nd class
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Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon
See also
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Sources
External links
Miralay Halit Bey, Kastamonu Daday Halit Bey İlköğretim Okulu
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1883 births
1953 deaths
People from Daday
People from Kastamonu vilayet
Ottoman Imperial School of Military Engineering alumni
Ottoman Military College alumni
Ottoman Army officers
Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars
Ottoman military personnel of World War I
Turkish Army officers
Turkish military personnel of the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
Deputies of Kastamonu
Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians
Progressive Republican Party (Turkey) politicians
Burials at Turkish State Cemetery
Recipients of the Liakat Medal
Recipients of the Imtiyaz Medal
Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class
Recipients of the Medal of Independence with Red Ribbon (Turkey)